Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0020842

FAIRHOPE WWTP, Fairhope, AL: NPDES AL0020842 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
16Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

FAIRHOPE WWTP, held by FAIRHOPE CITY OF, holds NPDES permit AL0020842, which discharges to Mobile Bay. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2011 and expiring January 31, 2016.

FAIRHOPE WWTP, Fairhope, Alabama: Individual permit AL0020842, held by FAIRHOPE CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 21, 2011, term to January 31, 2016, by ADEM; discharges to MOBILE BAY.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 7 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2015, largest 76% over the limit.
Enterococci: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 2,227% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 11 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 77% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 829% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2000.
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA: 7 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2013, largest 82% over the limit.
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2012, largest 2,147,483,650% over the limit.
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2005, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1999, largest 19% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 11 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 7 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

March 31, 2026: Sampling (S).

Alabama holds 397 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 15 were issued before AL0020842. FAIRHOPE CITY OF holds 2 permits in Alabama.

Other permits held by FAIRHOPE CITY OF

FAIRHOPE CITY OF, Fairhope: ALL020842, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest AL0020842

February 26, 2010: SARALAND WWTP, Saraland, AL0055786, held by SARALAND CITY OF
May 25, 2010: GERALDINE HIGH SCHOOL WWTP, Geraldine, AL0050989, held by Dekalb County Board Of Education
June 25, 2010: STANLEY BROOKS WWTP, Prichard, AL0055204, held by CITY OF PRICHARD WW AND SB
November 30, 2010: CLIFTON C. WILLIAMS WWTP, Mobile, AL0023086, held by MOBILE CITY OF W AND S COMM
December 30, 2010: DAPHNE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Daphne, AL0027561, held by DAPHNE UB CITY OF UTILITIES BD
February 25, 2011: MOODY KELLY WWTP, Moody, AL0061581, held by Moody GUSC
April 1, 2011: BASF MCINTOSH SITE, Mcintosh, AL0003093, held by BASF Corporation
May 31, 2011: I-65 REST AREA (SOUTHBOUND), Evergreen, AL0027910, held by Alabama Department of Transportation
May 31, 2011: I-65 REST AREA LAGOON (NORTHBOUND), Evergreen, AL0027928, held by Alabama Department of Transportation
January 30, 2012: GOOSEPOND WWTP, Scottsboro, AL0054461, held by Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gas Board

FAIRHOPE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 134 discharge permits in the Fly Creek subwatershed (HUC 031602050205), AL0020842 among them. Its county holds 1,240, 6 of them major permits; AL0020842 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Fly Creek subwatershed (HUC 031602050205)

135 SANDY SHOALS LOOP, Fairhope: ALR10C586, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
18 SUMMER LANE, Fairhope: ALR10C5XZ, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
18348 GREENO ROAD - CASA AZUL, Fairhope: ALR10C7WE, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031
256 GEORGE STREET, Fairhope: ALR10B450, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2016
309 SAND BAR LANE, Fairhope: ALR10C45N, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
362 & 356 BOONE LANE, Fairhope: ALR10B449, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2016
439 VILLAGE DRIVE, DAPHNE, AL 36526, Daphne: ALR10C84K, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031
6487 SADDLEWOOD LANE, FAIRHOPE, AL, Fairhope: ALR10C1U1, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
861 SEA CLIFF DRIVE, Fairhope: ALR16EELP, minor permit, permit term to January 11, 2011
863 CREEK DRIVE RESIDENCE - FAIRHOPE, AL, Fairhope: ALR10C7W2, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031

Identity

Facility as filed	FAIRHOPE WWTP
Permittee as filed	FAIRHOPE CITY OF
NPDES ID	AL0020842
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	January 21, 2011
Expiration date	January 31, 2016
Issuing agency	ADEM
Address	Fairhope, AL 36532
Receiving water	MOBILE BAY
Subwatershed	Fly Creek (HUC 031602050205)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler ALR000005785

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
16Under a numeric limit
18With a violation of any kind
9With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	7	14	10	March 31, 2015	76% over the limit
Enterococci	0	6	6	April 30, 2026	2,227% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	11	13	5	June 30, 2026	77% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	4	4	February 28, 2025	829% over the limit
pH	8	3	1	April 30, 2000
Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA	7	3	1	February 28, 2013	82% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	1	1	October 31, 2012	2,147,483,650% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	1	1	1	October 31, 2005	99,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	0	1	1	December 31, 1999	19% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	11	8	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	7	4	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	7	4	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	7	4	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	5	2	0
Chlorine, total residual	5	2	0
Mercury, total recoverable	2	2	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	4	1	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	1	0
Oil and grease	3	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AL0020842.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 31, 2026	Sampling	S

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES AL0020842.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES AL0020842 for the FAIRHOPE WWTP in Fairhope, AL, held by FAIRHOPE CITY OF, which discharges to MOBILE BAY and is listed as a Major discharger with administratively continued status. The page lists 16 Major Discharger class entries, 9 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued January 21, 2011 and expiring January 31, 2016.